selected academic & community outreach:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives (DEI):

  • Member, SEAS DEI Commission, Columbia Engineering, New York, NY 2020 - 2022

  • Co-chair, Communications Committee, National Postdoctoral Association, Rockville, MD 2020 - 2022

  • Member, Diversity Officers Working Group, Columbia University, New York, NY 2017 - 2022

  • Mentor, Científico Latino Graduate Mentorship Initiative 2019 - present

  • STEM undergraduate mentor, National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), Ft. Worth, TX 2017 - 2022

  • High school mentor, iMentor, New York, NY 2016 - 2020

Academic Evaluations:

  • Reviewer, Student Affairs Showcase Day, Office of University Life, Columbia University, New York, NY 2020

  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Reviewer, NSF Alexander, VA 2019 - present (annual)

  • Abstract & Poster Evaluator, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Washington D.C. 2018 - present (annual)

  • Abstract & Poster Evaluator, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Santa Cruz, CA 2018 - present (annual)

  • Poster Evaluator, New York City Science & Engineering Fair, CUNY K16 Initiatives, Brooklyn, NY 2018 - present (annual)

  • Oral & Poster Evaluator, The Leadership Alliance Annual National Symposium, Stamford, CT Summer 2016 - present (annual)

Panel Invitations:

  • “Fostering Inclusive in U.S. Education”, School Culture Solutions, New York, NY 2020

  • “Career Exploration and Leaving Academia”, Beyond the Professoriate, Virtual 2020

  • “Career Transitions”, Postdoc Research Day, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 2019

  • “Exploring Careers Beyond the Professoriate”, Columbia Teachers College, New York, NY 2018

  • “Communications and Outreach in STEM”, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY 2018

  • Sophie Davis Pipeline Program, City College of New York, New York, NY 2016

  • Tri-Institutional Collaborative Network Symposium on Basic and Translational Training, New York, NY 2014 - 2015

  • Successful and Productive Academic Research Careers (SPARC) Annual Conference, New York, NY 2013 - 2015

Community Outreach:

  • Member, Marcus Meets Malcolm (a Harlem neighborhood association), New York, NY 2020 - present

  • Social Committee & DEI Committee, Front Runners New York, New York, NY 2019 - present

  • Member, Manhattan Community Board 10, New York, NY 2017 - present

  • Member, Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn, NY 2016 - 2017